€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
Day 1a Started
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
€1,100 FPS Paris Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€1,988,160
Entries
2,071
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
796
Players Left
179
First of Three Flights in €1,100 FPS Paris Main Event Kicks Off at Noon
The 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris festival got underway last night at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile and continues today with Day 1a of the €1,100 FPS Paris Main Event at noon local time.
The France Poker Series should attract a sizable field as the event features three starting flights, including one that gets underway later this evening at 7 p.m. The field may include some big names, including those who weren't fortunate enough to advance in $10,200 Mystery Bounty, such as Steve O'Dwyer, Erik Seidel and PokerStars Team Pro Andre Akkari.
In exchange for their €1,100 buy-in, players will receive a starting stack of 30,000 chips with blinds starting off at 100/100/100 and 40-minute levels. Day 1 flights are scheduled to play 14 levels and approximately 15% of the total field will be paid.
Players will be given 20-minute breaks every three levels and there is a 75-minute dinner break scheduled to take place after Level 9.
Per French regulations, players are allowed to reenter once per flight for up to four entries. Registration will close after Level 10.
The surviving players from the three starting flights will return for Day 2 on Feb. 18 at noon, and the event is scheduled to play two more days before a winner is crowned on Day 4 on Feb. 20.
The PokerNews live reporting team is on-site here in France, so be sure to follow along to keep up with the EPT Paris action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air and action is underway in Day 1a of the €1,100 FPS Paris Main Event.
Some Early Runners
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Early One for Benhamou
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Ross Leathley opened to 400 in middle position and Francois Benhamou called in the cutoff to get things heads-up.
Leathley continued for 500 on the flop of 
and Benhamou called. Leathley then checked on the 
turn and Benhamou bet 1,200. Leathley folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | |
|
|
29,000 |
Ghanassia Shoves Turn
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Cedric Ghanassia was under the gun in a heads-up pot against Eric Geraume in middle position on a board of 
and an array of chips were already in the middle.
Ghanassia bet 7,000 on the flop and Geraume called. The turn brought the 
and Ghanassia stacked up his chips and moved all in for around 20,000. Geraume quickly laid it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
18,000 |
More Entrants
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Hasson Fills Up to Eliminate Dijkkamp
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
In a five-way pot on a flop of 
, action checked to Ori Hasson in early position and he bet 2,700. It folded around to Lennart Dijkkamp in the small blind, who raised to 8,500 after checking dark on the flop.
Hasson re-raised and all the chips got in the middle with Dijkkamp being the at-risk player.
Lennart Dijkkamp: 
Ori Hasson: 
It was an early cooler as Hasson had flopped top set only to be far behind the nut straight of Dijkkamp. The 
turn didn't change anything, but the 
river paired the board to give Hasson a full house and Dijkkamp made his early exit.
"I kind of think this is what you had, maybe sevens," Hasson said as Dijkkamp wished him good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted |